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me_and_myself_and_i t1_ixt4b1l wrote

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/omicron-covid-booster-better-protection-symptoms-cdc-says-rcna58322 New Covid boosters work better against infection than previous shots, CDC finds The omicron booster shots performed better in preventing infections in all adult age groups, with more protection for people who waited longer to get them.

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me_and_myself_and_i t1_ixstya4 wrote

Xi might be between a rock and a hard place.

  1. the Chinese public lack any natural immunity, 2) the SinoVac vaccine is not particularly effective 3) Even now when the Chinese have an mRNA vaccine, there is a deep-rooted distrust of that technology 4) the elderly are the least likely to get vaccinated as they don't trust the government and 5) the coronavirus has evolved mutants that are even more transmissible

If China opens up, there might be a resulting pandemic that could be more severe than what China already went through in 2019/2020

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